Paraguay ex-president Peña placed under house arrest after impeachment

L’ex presidente del Paraguay Peña è stato posto agli arresti domiciliari dopo l’impeachment


The presidential sash and baton are placed on a stool as Paraguay’s Vice President Pedro Alliana, a 52-year-old conservative politician, is due to be sworn in after President Santiago Pena was removed from office in an impeachment trial that found him guil (Reuters)

ASUNCION, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Paraguayan officials put former President Santiago Peña under house arrest on Friday, shortly after lawmakers impeached him amid a political and financial crisis triggered by the collapse of digital bank ueno.

Authorities said Peña would remain under house arrest while the public prosecutor’s office determines the final charges against him.

Dozens of protesters gathered outside Peña’s residence in Asuncion, while police maintained a security cordon around the property.

(Reporting by Daniela Desantis, Natalia Siniawski and Kylie Madry, Editing by Daina Beth Solomon)

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